Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre

On February 9, 1972 at 12:00 AM, Porto Alegre - Porto Alegre experienced a crash involving Avro 748, operated by VARIG - Viação Aérea Rio Grandense, with the event recorded near Porto Alegre Rio Grande do Sul.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew (a pilot under supervision and an instructor) were engaged in a local training flight at Porto Alegre Airport. After liftoff, while in initial climb, the crew retracted the gear when the airplane stalled and crashed back onto the runway, slid for several yards and came to rest. Both pilots were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration PP-VDU, MSN 1632, year of manufacture 1968.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately -30.0341°, -51.1576°.